Ornamenting die



Nov. 15, 1932. A. w. ALTVATER' ORNAMENTING DIE Filed Jan 4 1929 3Sheets-Sheet 1 Figli Nov. 15, 1932.

A. w. ALTVATER 1,888,024-

ORNAMENTING DIE Filed Jan. 4. 1929 Nov. 15, 1932. A. w. ALTVATERORNAMENT ING DIE Filed Jan. 4. 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet I5 w, M 2 8flPatented Nov. 15, 1932 l ARTHUR W1'. ALTvATE, 0F ST. LOUIS COUNTY,MISSOURI ORNAMENTIG DIE Application led Ianiiary g dies 1n or r ma- Thisinvention relates to ornamentin for forming ornamental demarkations uponthe surfaces of leather and othe terlals. f

An object of the invention is to provide a die of the charactermentioned including a Y rigid base having a marking device con'- pnected thereto, and a support or platen for the'work equipped with gagesfor 'locating the work in proper position for operation of a machine topress the work into` contact with the marking devices.'

p Another object ofthe inventionis to provide a die of the charactermentioned having means for forming indented outlines and demarkations inor upon the surface of the material and also having means for puncturingthe material.

Other objects will appear from the following description, referencebeing made to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. lis a plan view ofone embo my improved die.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation. ,n l

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional viiiew approxipilately on the irregularbroken linle'3-3 of Fig. 4 is a plan view of a. piece of materialshowing the outlines and demarkations formed thereon by my improveddie.-

Fig. 5 is a plan view of another formof die embodyin features of theinvention.

Fig. 6 is a ront elevation of the die shown in Fig. 5.' Y

Fig.V 7 is a cross sectional view n the irregular-broken line 7-7-ofFig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a piece of material having ornamentaldemarkations thereon formed by my improved die..

The base 1 is of rigid material, though not essentially metallic, andAhas a number of holes 2 inthe upper side thereof for receiving thelowerends and heads of guide elements .3, the upper ends of cert-ain 0f whichhave rigid engagement with plates 4 constituting work supports orplatens for supporting the work; while the upper ends of others of saidguide elements 3 have rigid engage- 50 ment with a gage supporting plate5.

A. plate 6 of metal or other appropriate diment of 4, 1929. Serial No.'830,191.

materiall is detachably secured upon the base 1 by a number of screws 7.Thescrews 7 also pass through the Abase anges 8 of dies 9. (Fig. 3).Thus the screws'7 attach together the die bodies 8-'9, the plates 6 andthe base l. 5x5 The guide .elements 3'project through holes in a plate10 which is supported by the plate 6. Heads 11 of theiguides 3 arereceived within the holes 2`and serve to limit exftent of upwardmovement of the platens or work supports 4 and the gage support 5. For,vwhile the heads 11 are freely movable within the holes 2, ythese heads11 cannot pass through the holes in the plate` 10 through which theguides 3 are freely movable. The 65 plate 10 is provided with holes 12in which the die elements 8-9 are received. u i J A vnumber of springs13 extend through holes in the plate 6 and 10 and into spring seats 14in the-base 1. These springs are 70 of adequate number and location tosupport the platens or work supports 4 and the gage support 5 inthe samehorizontal plane which is the highest position to which -theheads 11 ofthe guides 3 permit said parts to `be 75 `moved. lThe number *andtension of these springs is such that about the same pressure isrequired to depress either one of the platens 4 or the gage support 5.That is to say, the spring resistane to the depression of either 30platen 4 and the gage support 5 is about the same.k The plate 10 isdetachably secured upon the plate Gby screws 15 passing through saidplate 10 and through the plate 6 and engaging in threaded holes in the,base 1. Ac- 35 cess may be had to the screws 15 for purpose Q ofplacement and removal thereof through .holes 16 in the platens 4 and thegage support 5.

In the embodiment of the invention shown thedies 9 are constructed anddesigned to form indented outlines in or on the surface 'of leather andlike material and, for this purpose, the upper ends of the dieparts 9have dished or rounded depressions 17 therein, 95 l leaving a marginalrib 18 of su'icient sharpness to form a permanent outline in or on thesurface of the leather o r the like, but not of sufficient sharpness andde the leather and the like.

th tth h p cu roug 10o F55. ly connected with lthe platens 25 and withside is that of an inlaid ornamentation.

j gag A chine to produce the The present invention also comprisesmeans'for puncturing thef leather or the like to form lines insimulation of stitches or for other purposes. These punctures may bemade entirely through theleather or other material or merely through onesurface thereof, depending upon the length of the puncturing elements.In order to form these puncture lines I provide aV row of sharp pins 19between each of-the'platens or work supports 4 and the adjacent edge ofthe gage support 5. Thus the adjacent edges of said platens and saidgage support are spaced apart to provide an intervening space 20 throughwhich the puncturing pins 19 may project when the work supports and thegage supports are depressed by operation of the machine inwhich the dieis mounted. As shown, these puncturing pins form an irregular row orseries' along the edges fof the platens or work supports 4 so "that,when the .piece of mater1al 21 is placed upon the die and the machine isoperated, ornamental indentations 22 will be formed by the die ends17-18 and a row of indentations or punctures 23 will be formed bythe.pins 19.

Facing each laten or work support 4 a e 24 is located upon `the gagesupportl 5. The edges of the gages 24 conform to the shape of the edgeof the piece of material 21. that is to be ornamented. Thus,-by engagingthe edge of the piece 21 against the edge of the ga e 24, it will beknown that the work is proper y positioned for operation of the ma- Inthe construction 'shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 the platens or work supports25 are supported by springs 26 located in spring seats 27 in the rigidbase 28. These springs 26 are of adequate number and location to supportl. the platensor work supports 25 andthe gate support 29 in the samehorizontal plane which is the highest position 1to whichsaid springs arevpermitted to move said platens and supports. Guides 30 have their upperends rigid;

l the gage support 29 and project through holes which the stems of theguides are freely7 mov- A' als.A

able.. A Iplate 34 is removably located upon the base 28fand in thisform of the invention substitutes for the plate 6 in the embodiment ofthe invention first described. The

jas desired. Further, while the gage plates and .pieces, it is apparentthat they will be operornamentations 22 and` plates 31 and 34 aresecured or attached to the base 28 by screws 35 passing through saidplates and engaging in threaded holes in the base. These screws areaccessible for placement and removal through holes 36 through theplatens 25 and the gage support 29.

In this form of the invention the edges of the platens--25 are spacedfrom the adjacent edges of the work support 29, leavin spaces 37 ofsuflicient width to accommo ate the rows of indenting or cutting orpuncturing devices 38. So, also, theplatens 25 may be formed with slots,39 to receive row 40 of the ornamenting devices. The" upper ends ofthese ornamenting devices may terminate in the saine plane o`r not, asdesired, and may be formed with. cutting edges 41 (Fig. 7) which willcut only partially through the work or entirely through the work, asdesired. These ornamenting devices are in the form ofpins projectingupwardly through the'plate 31 and having their lower ends arc,

ranged to bear upon the plate 34. rIhe gage plate 29 has gages 42thereon which may be in the ormnof lugs or projections, as shown in thisembodiment of the invention, or may be of varied forms, as desired.These gages are adapted t`o serve as abutments for edges of the workpieces pieces on the die for subsequent o eratlon of the machine whichwill repress t e gages andthe platens and thereby the work uniformly soas to cause the ornamenting devices 38 ,and 40 to produce the desiredornamentations in, through or upon, the work.

- From the foregoing it will be seen that a single base may be used fordifl'erenttypes of ornamenting dies or each ornamenting die may beprovided with its own particular base, I have shown the platens inseparate ated properly by the machine so as to produce ornamentations of43 vso as to position said uniform character upon the fact that the gagesupport is separate .Y

from the work supports or platens will per-V mit the 'gage support to beAdepressed to la greater extent as may be desirable in some instances inorder that the gages may pass downwardly to a suiicient extent to permitthe plunger of the machine to contact wlth against the ornamenting dies.In some or most instances, a strip of paper 1s 1nterposed betweentheplunger of the machine and the work, but, since this feature ofleatherA ornament-ing machines is well knownz I have not illustrated thesame in the drawlngs.

' As a result of the operation of the machine upon a4die such as shownin Fig. 5, the piece of work is formed ith two curved rows 44 ofornamentations made by the ornamenting dies 38 and with a row 45 ofornamenta' the `work so as to press the work positively Work, as, forinstance., a portion of a shoe' upper. .v

This invention may be otherwise varied these two forms specifically, I

tions produced Yby the ornamenting dies 40 along one marginal portionofthe piece of than as speciically'described in order to produce variedforms of ornamentations upon diHerent shapes of material.

do not restrict myself thereto, butcontemplate the use of suchvariations as may be found desirable in A removably attached to saidbase and having having holes therethrough permitting actioning theworkupon said platen. 2. A die of the character described coma Worksupportln v holes through which said springs extend,

\ guide elements extendingthrough said plate and being movable into saidholes in `said base, a Work supportingJ platen attached to' said guideelements and seated on4 said springs, means on said guide ele entscooperating with said plate to limi extent of movement of said platen bysaid springs, a die rigid with respect to said plate and said base lacrally from the edge of said platen, and av resiliently supported gagefor posiprising aV vrigid base, platen, a gage device for supporting angaging'a lateral .marginal portion of the work, a die rigidon said base,ldevices for.`

supporting and guiding said platen and said gage and permitting movementofsaid platen an said gage as required to press the'work thereon againstsaid die, and means for removablv securing'said devices to said baseforoperation as aforesaid. I

' 3. A die of the character describedcomprising a b ase, a plate, pplate, means for relea'sably securing'said plate on said base, platenand -gage elements cess to saideans for placement and removal thereof,means for supporting said platen and gage elements for movement to- Ward`and away from said base, and a die" element rigid on said baseforoperating against the Work mounted on said platen and gage elements.l

4. A die of the character describedcomprising. a rigid base member,separate die means for securing to 'said base `different selected dieand Work supporting elements, and gages for the work mounted on andsupported by-said Work supporting elements.

In describing dies vrigid on saidsaid base, separate die elements,detachable porting element in position` 'Work above said die. and worksupporting elements, detachable operation of K guides,

5. A die of the character described com prising a trigid base member,separate die and Work supporting elements, means for securing selectedforms ofv die elements in,r

rigid connection with said base, members for securing tov said baseselected Work supporting elements corresponding to said die elements,and ornamentingdevices in rigid connection With said members in predetermined relationship to said die elements. 6. A die of the characterldescribed comprising a rigid base,rmeans for detachably securing tosaid base selected forms of ornamenting dies, work supports, members fordetachably securing to said base selected forms of Work supports forcooperation With the selected dies, and ornamentingelements 1nrigid-connection with said members.-

- 7. A die of the character described comprising a'A rigid base, Ameansfor securing to said base selected forms of ornamenting dies, members.for securing to said basel selected ao f Work supports corresponding toselected dies,

springs-for supporting the Work supports, and gages for the work mountedon and supportedrby said Work supports.

8. A die of the .character described comprising a rigid base, means forsecurin said base selected forms of ornamenting'di members for securingto said baseselected p work supports corresponding to selected dies,

springs for supporting the work supports, gagesfor the work supported bysaid- Work "supports, and ornament-.ing elements support-f,

ed'by said members in predetermined relationship to said dies'.` I l 9 Adie of thecharacter described com,`

operatlon of guides, springs supported by said base, A'a plate, guidesmounted for slid-l ing movements through said" plate and into .saidholesin said base,awvork supporting platen rigidly attached to the upperends'of said guides and seated upon said-springs, an ornamenting dieremovably attached to said prising ay base' having holes therein for thebase, and a series of ornamenting elements atached to said plate andspaced from said 1e. 10. A die of the character described comprising vabase havingholes therein for the operation of guides, springs supportedby* plate base, guides connectingv plate into said said Worksuptosupport the 125 K and Work supporting l1. A die ofthe characterdescribed comprising a base having holes therein for the springslsupported by said base, separatedie and Work supporting elements,detachablel means securing 'said p Asupports prising a rigid supportingelement in Y the work above said die,

a distance Jfrom said work supporting ele, lment, and resilient meanssupporting said 'gage die in connection with said base, a plate de-htachably secured to said base, guides connecting said work supportinglelement and said plate and operating through said plate into said base,springs supporting said Work position to support a gage supported at 1Q.A die or the character described comprising a gage support, oppositelydisposed gages mounted on said support, independently movable worksupports spaced from said gage support, a base, ornamenting dies, meansfor removably securing said ornamenting dies to said base, anddetachable means for securing said gage support and said work ing diesremovably attached to said base in spaced relationship,A

a gage support, gaging means supported by said support in position forlocating separate pieces of work for simultaneous treatment by saiddies, separate work supports for supporting the workl in position fortreatment by said dies and against said gages, and ornamenting elementsextending between said gage support and said work supports. y

15. A die of the character described comprising a rigid base, a die,means for detachablv securing said die in rigid connection with saidbase, a plate, means for detachably securing said plate in rigidconnection with said base, separate work supporting and gaging means,springs for supporting said work supporting and gaging means forrelative movement and for movement toward and away from said plate, andguides operating through said plate and rigidly connected `means.

to said base in proper cooperative- .line forming tending between saidwork supporting and gaging means.

17.` A die of the character described'comprising a rigid base, separatework supporting and gaging means, a plate rigidly secured to said base,sprlngs for supporting said work supporting4 and gaging means above saidplate, guides attached to said Work supporting and gaging means andoperating through said'plate, an ornamenting die detachably secured tosaid base and extending between' said work supporting and gaging means,and a series of ornamenting elements rigid with said plate andprojecting between said work supporting and gaging 18. A die comprisinga rigid base, a plate,

means detachably securing said plate in con-- nection with said base,supporting and gaging means for ing lines along the shoe parts insimulation of stitches, and means for forming embossed outlines on thesurfaces of the shoe parts in definite predetermined relationship tosaid lines and simultaneously with the-formation of said lines.

19. A die for producing ornamental out-K lines upon the surface of theleather or the like comprising a rigid supporting base, a die rigid onsaid base for forming embossed outlines on the surface of the leather orthe like, means for orminglines in simulation of stitches in a definitepredetermined relationship to the embossed. outlines, means forsupporting the work inposition for operation against said line formingand embossing means, and gages'for locating the work in properrelationship and gaging means.

ARTHUR W. ALTVATER.`

with said work supporting and gaging means.

16. A die of the character described comprising a rigid base', separatework supportcured to said base, 4springs for supporting said worksupporting and gaging means above said plate, guides attached to saidwork supporting and gaging means and operating through said plate, andan ornamenting die detachably secured to said base and exing and gagingmeans, a plate rigidly seshoe parts, means for orm-` for operation ofsaid.

